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Meanwhile Texas just banned the Virginia state flag because it has a cartoon A-cup.

.) to drive ‘em wild in Texas

[–] hexonxonx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For those concerned (or hopeful) about vast hordes of topless Minnesota women roaming the streets: They made boobs legal in Ontario in the mid 90's and I've NEVER seen any women go topless in public. I'm sure it happens, but it's extremely rare. Heck, most guys still swim in t-shirts up here.

The point of the law in Canada was to make a point that if men and women are to be equal, the law should reflect that. Of course in the US it's about sex and not equality.

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The mosquitos alone are gong to keep them covered. As a man, I don't go without a shirt when outside.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Dude. Mosquitos are fucking assholes! I once went hiking in a tshirt and I walked by an area wiyh stagnant water and lots of mosquitos. Guess what was their preferred part to sting? I made a point to have full sleeves after that.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Exposed female breasts are legal in BC, or maybe just the greater Vancouver area, and I've seen more than a handful of wild, naked, boobies in my time there.

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This really needs to be normalized. Men can use desensitization to staring at boobs.

Plus if its hot and you need relief, let the puppies breathe.

[–] seralth@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Been to topless beaches, naked boobs honestly are less attractive to the eye then boobs in a bikini top.

Sexual clothing ends up being like 80% of the reason my eye is drawn to tits most of the time.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Fun fact: they once dressed up some female rats in 'slutty' clothes and make up and the male rats preferred that to other female rats that were 'au naturel'. You'd think a species with no concept of a nudity taboo wouldn't notice this, but apparently that happened.

Point is: accentuated or 'decorated' nudity would be sexier than just simple nudity.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

What does this mean?

[–] stray@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The boys' first sexual experience was with a girl in a vest, so they sought more of what they knew they enjoyed. It's not that certain clothing is inherently sexual, but that the sex/clothing association is learned.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Which makes me what made those male rats gravitate towards the female rats in makeup and a microskirt thingie...

[–] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder if desensitization really works here. I'm kind of annoyed that boobs have this power over me. And in this day and age it's not hard to see them every day.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I see naked boobs all the time.

Still love naked boobs.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I lived in Haiti for 3 years where the top of a woman was not considered private. Within 2 months, looking at a woman's breast was about as exciting as looking at her elbow. Weirdly, they switched back to being sexual after returning to Canada.

[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

There is an incentive to cover them for women

When they stop becoming "private parts" they stop having the effect

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Woman’s breasts aren’t considered private here (Canada) either

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[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Yeah. Topless isn't naked, and people who think otherwise are a bunch of weirdos.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 153 points 3 days ago

Equal treatment irrespective of the sexual features you were born into? What a left-field decision in this clusterfuck of a year.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is DISGRACEFUL! IMAGINE if a CHILD sees a FEMALE NIPPLE! The DOWNFALL of America is Happening in FRONT of our Eyes!

-People who Worship School Shooters!

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

What if they actually use the nipple to...feed the baby

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago

Finally. Can we now, as a people, move on?

[–] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 95 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 84 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Yes ladies, now we too are free to freeze our tits off in Minnesota.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 81 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Female-presenting nipples?? Tumblr told me those were porn.

[–] Duranie@leminal.space 66 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I loved the movement years ago to shop male nipples over female nipples and post the end results. I mean, letter on the law and stuff, right?

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 49 points 2 days ago (4 children)

fb gave me 30 days off for this

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[–] suite403@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Heres another one. Getting mad at trans women for both "pretending" to ne women and also for being topless/flashing their breasts.

[–] suite403@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's weird that a man topless is fine for pg movies, even G probably. But a woman topless shoots it right up to R. Though Titanic was PG-13. I assume it was more relaxed at the time?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago

It happened now and then, but it's mostly because James Cameron gets to do whatever he wants. Any rando director and it's an R rating. If PG-13 movies get to show a female-presenting nipple at all, like the Fifth Element, they will be very brief, often from the side, and may not even be in focus. They're probably not using makeup or other techniques to make the nipples stand out.

Same with Wolf of Wall Street, but on the next level up. Scorsese directs and argues against an NC-17 rating (which is considered a box office death sentence).

Hollywood is a very nepotistic industry, and the ratings system is no exception. Most of the rules for ratings aren't even written down. There are unwritten rules that even the general public figures out (like only getting one f-bomb in a PG-13 movie), but they can be cast aside when a major director or producer gets on the phone and causes a fuss.

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (7 children)

There are quite a few PG-13 where women are topless. Boobs don't automatically get an R rating. Everything else being equal, I believe it has to be topless in a sexual context to elicit an R rating.

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[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 34 points 2 days ago

With all the crazy stuff going on in the US, sometimes some good happens too

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just probably don't do it in the 9 out of 12 months we used to have winter in

[–] oyo@lemm.ee 17 points 2 days ago

Pretty sure the mosquitos will get you for the remainder.

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now if only we can end sexual segregation...

[–] don@lemm.ee 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Men aren’t even referred to as having breasts because they’re so much smaller, but a really long time ago some people dictated that women should keep that shit covered up, ostensibly because giblets started tingling at the sight. Meanwhile, cultures exist that make no distinction between the two, and casually ask the rest of the world, “Fucking… why?”

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (9 children)

I think this is a disingenuous take. Different cultures all have their own taboos. Is it all social constructs? Yea, sure, but that doesn't make them invalid within context. By nature they aren't logical.

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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago

Go topless or the misogynists win!

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 24 points 2 days ago
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